The tale of the Heirloom Blazer

We all have items of clothing that are special to us.

Whether its that pair of designer shoes you finally treated yourself to or that vintage scarf your grandma gave you… There are things in your wardrobe that are precious and speak to you of a special time, person or moment.

I like to call these my heirloom pieces- things I’ll pass down to my girls when they are older. I’ll tell them the story of the why, or the who, or the where, and then they can add their own memories to it.

One of these pieces I’ve recently rediscovered lurking in my wardrobe.

Girl not really into that sort of thing, but agrees to browse said posh shops.

Girl eventually finds something she actually likes (she’s a bit fussy about clothes) in Armani.

Boy treats her to the stripy blazer (January 2006)

Do you have heirloom pieces in your wardrobe?

This blazer reminds me of that trip to Rome, how I felt going into the designer shops, the light outside, the hot chocolate’s in the piazza’s, the absent minded strolling we did through the most beautiful city. And falling for the man who would become my husband.